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4303 N Central Expressway, Dallas, TX 75205
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3650 Lovell Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76107
2401 Callender Road, Suite 103, Mansfield, TX 76063-8869
2603 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 200, Dallas, TX 75219
2000 E Lamar Blvd, Arlington, TX 76006
4131 N Central Expy, Suite 680, Dallas, TX 75204
3824 Cedar Springs Road, #172, Dallas, TX 75219
3131 McKinney Avenue, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75204
2619 Hibernia St, Dallas, TX 75204
4311 Oak Lawn Ave, Suite 500, Dallas, TX 75219
111 York Avenue, Weatherford, TX 76086
8350 N Central Expy, Suite 1900, Dallas, TX 75206
5601 Bridge St, Suite 220, Fort Worth, TX 76112
1700 Commerce Street, Suite 800, Dallas, TX 75201
3333 Lee Parkway, Suite 600, Dallas, TX 75219
2301 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX 75071
15455 N. Dallas Parkway, Suite 540, Addison, TX 75001
412 W Third Avenue, Corsicana, TX 75110
13601 Preston Rd, Suite 765W, Dallas, TX 75240
500 N Akard St, Suite 3200, Dallas, TX 75201
1504 East McKinney, Suite 200, Denton, TX 76209
Trammell Crow Center, 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3900, Dallas, TX 75201
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Highland Park Drug Possession Information
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Drug Possession
Drug possession is the illegal possession of a controlled substance. Essentially, to be convicted of a drug possession charge, you knowingly must have a controlled substance in your possession or within your proximity, like storing it in your vehicle. Drug possession can also include having a device used for the consumption of a controlled substance. This is a criminal offense under both Texas state law as well as federal law.
Types of Drug Possession Charges
Sometimes drug possession is referred to as actual possession or “constructive” possession, meaning that an individual knowingly has access to and control of a controlled substance but it is not on the person. Some common ways for constructive possession occur is when a person knowingly stores an illegal controlled substance in their car or at their home. Possessing a smaller quantity of a controlled substance for personal use is commonly known as “simple possession.“
What Is A Controlled Substance?
Federal law as well as state law determines the severity of drug possession charges based on the type of drug and divides them into different “schedules.” Each schedule is based on the potential for dependency and abuse. This sliding scale of schedules starts with Schedule V drugs, having the lowest risk, and increases in severity up to Schedule I, posing the most severe risk.
- Schedule I: Heroin, ecstasy, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana, peyote
- Schedule II: Methamphetamine, cocaine, morphine, methadone, phencyclidine (PCP), fentanyl
- Schedule III: Anabolic steroids, ketamine, barbiturates, testosterone, Tylenol with codeine
- Schedule IV: Valium, Xanax, Tramadol
- Schedule V: Other unlawfully obtained prescription drugs and cough medicines like Robitussin with codeine